As we seek to draw closer to Christ, we discover our sinfulness, and ways to overcome them by drawing closer to Christ.

The Great Adventure?
The 7 Deadly Sins
February 11, 2018
Have you ever asked the question . . . “What's wrong with me?”
It's a question we all ask ourselves from time to time. When we blow up at our kids or at our spouse, we wonder - - - what's wrong with me? When we come home from the
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To establish that: “marriage is honorable in all,” Hebrews 13:4. This lesson deals with the Lord's teaching on marriage, divorce and remarriage. It refutes the notion that the baptized believer must return to their former spouse, after gospel obedience.

INTRODUCTION
Outline.
1. Christ’s Discourse on “Marriage”
2. Christ’s Discourse on “Divorce”
3. Christ’s Discourse on “Remarriage”
Remarks.
1. In this lesson we will be discussing “marriage, divorce and remarriage.” This is one of the most misunderstood and debated topic in the Christian
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There is a favorite hymn of mine:
For All the Saints, whom from their labors rest,
Who Thee by faith before the world confessed,
Thy Name, O Jesus, be forever blessed.
And another one is the one we sang at Lois’ Roberts memorial service:
When the saints come
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An externally focused church makes a difference in the community through good works and living out the Gospel in their daily lives.

SALTY, SHINNY, AND REFLECTIVE
Text: Matthew 5:13-16
Introduction
1. Illustration: What is an Externally Focused Church? It is a church that is "increasingly convinced that effectiveness is not measured by what happens inside the church but rather by the impact the people of the church
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The light of Christ shined into the darkness at just the right time when He was born and still attracts people with hope, peace and love today.

Isaiah 9:2,6 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting
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Message explores how our relationships with other people affects our personal and corporate interaction with God in worship.

02.19.17 Part 4
Intro
How do we advance to higher ground in our worship? Last week we talked about five ways to enhance our public worship experience. Today I want to add a sixth to that list. It is too often overlooked. It is often not even associated with the worship experience. Yet Jesus
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It's the Last Sunday of the Church Year/Christ the King Sunday. Jesus speaks of separating the sheep & goats on the last day. The question on people's minds: Am I a sheep or a goat? (From our lectionary-based series for November 2017, "BE the Church.")

The Word of God that engages us today—on this Christ the King Sunday—is our Gospel read-ing, from Matthew 25. We’ve been looking at this chapter for a couple of weeks. And now we get to this section: the separation of the sheep and the goats. And it’s a difficult text. Not difficult to understand,
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People are finding fault like never before over our new president.
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MATTHEW 5:13-16 “WHAT IS YOUR VIEW OF THE ELECTION?”
A) If you were to come to me and say, “Pastor, I have some problems in my
personal life, can you help me?”
* I would open my Bible, try to identify the problem and seek to speak God’s truth into
your life, giving you God’s Word
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What is the purpose of salt?
Throughout most of the world’s history, salt has been used for three purposes: Flavoring, Preserving and Healing and it has almost always been valuable. This message explores our responsibilities as Salt in this world.

Our text for this morning is
Matthew 5:13-16
While you are turning there,
take a minute to think about salt.
What is its history?
What is its purpose... aside from tasting good.
Today we are going to explore those aspects and more
as we explore our
purpose in light of the call
God
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We are all obsessed by receiving love, it is natural, yet God wants us to radiate love, his love; but to radiate love we need to receive it. How and why should we do this?

This sermon was delivered to Holy Trinity in Ayr,
Ayrshire, Scotland on the 29th October 2017
(a Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries).
Leviticus 19.1-2, 15-18 Psalms 1 1 Thessalonians 2.1-8 Matthew 22.34-46
Psalm 19:14: Let the words of my mouth, and the
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In order to make an impact for Christ, believers need to be out there serving the Lord with all our heart through the gifts, talents and skills He has given us.

All believers are meant to be the light of the world as Jesus has stated in Matthew 5:14. No matter where we may find ourselves and no matter what our status in life may be, we are called to make the best use of our time for Jesus using the skills, talents, resources and spiritual gifts given to
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Finishing the series on The Beatitudes , we study the blessing that no one wants- persecution

The Blessing NO One Wants
CCCAG October 29th, 2017
Scripture- Turn to- Matthew 5:10-12
Most of you know that I was an associate pastor at a medium sized church in Kenosha called Prayer House before moving up here into God’s Country to serve this family of believers here in Whitehall. One of
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For October 2017, as we approach the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation, we are doing a sermon series on the "solas": Sola Gratia, Sola Fide, and Sola Scriptura; and 2 others added, Soli Deo Gloria, and Solus Christus. This is the fourth of the series.

Over one billion dollars. That's what insurance companies estimate in covering the damages caused by wildfires in California—and that’s just what was insured! I’m sure you’ve seen it in the news or online. The destruction caused by these flames has been absolutely awful. Over 8,400 structures
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When we accepted Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Savior, we were never the same. We became men and women with a mission. For one, we became a bearer of the light to the perishing, to this dark and dying world.

STEWARDS OF THE LIGHT
This message is about being a good steward of the light. When we accepted Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Savior, we were never the same. We became men and women with a mission. Within us, something had greatly changed. For one, we became a bearer of the light to
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STEWARDS OF THE LIGHT
By: Atty. Numeriano P. Galgo, Jr.
October 15, 2017
Free Methodist Church, Tagum City, Philippines
Part I.
A. Greetings
B. Overview of the message
The message this morning is about being good stewards of the light. When we accepted Jesus Christ as our personal
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